Alan Weisman's Countdown Analysis

Alan Weisman’s Countdown masterfully complies the stories of cultures from around the globe, encompassing many branches of the demographic field. His expansive research boils down to four questions, rather than a formal thesis: how many people can our planet hold (15); is there a humane way to convince all people to control population growth (23-24); how much ecosystem is required to maintain human life (32); and how to we redesign an economy to fit our shrinking - and then stable - population (50). These questions create a large space on the bookshelf, a space that even Weisman’s extensive volume - to his own admission - may not be able to fill.
In his work, Weisman addresses the many issues surrounding population control- beginning with his